Tehuantepec Forecast

August 16, 2026, 4:51 pm (UTC: -05:00)
Subject: Tehuantepec Forecast

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This forecast has not been reviewed. It was generated from an automatic model.

WARNINGS
.NONE.

.WITHIN 16N95W TO 13N96W TO 13N95W TO 15N95W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO
30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANG.E
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N95W TO 13N97W TO 13N96W TO 14N95W TO
16N95W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M.

STRONG TO NEAR GALE NORTH GAP WINDS ARE OVER THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC. FRESH NORTHWEST WINDS ARE NEAR THE PACIFIC COAST OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA. ELSEWHERE, WINDS ARE MODERATE OR WEAKER. SEAS
ARE 6 TO 8 FT OVER THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC, 5 TO 7 FT OVER THE
REMAINING OPEN PACIFIC OFFSHORE WATERS, AND 1 TO 3 FT OVER THE
GULF OF CALIFORNIA. SCATTERED MODERATE CONVECTION IS NOTED IN THE
OFFSHORE WATERS FROM GUERRERO SOUTHWARD.
FOR THE FORECAST, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE GULF OF AMERICA AND RELATIVELY LOWER PRESSURE SOUTH OF
MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO INDUCE PULSES OF STRONG NORTH WINDS OVER
THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC THROUGH WED NIGHT, WITH MODERATE TO
FRESH PULSES THEREAFTER. WINDS WILL REACH REACH NEAR GALE FORCE
AT TIMES MON AND TUE NIGHTS, WHILE ROUGH SEAS ARE ALSO EXPECTED.
FRESH NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST OFF OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA THROUGH TUE NIGHT, WITH WINDS REACHING STRONG SPEEDS
NEAR PUNTA EUGENIA.

SHORT-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
TODAY - N 18-23, Seas SW 0-5.7 ft @ 14sec
TONITE - N 16-20, Seas SW 3.9-6 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY - N 20-25, Seas SW 4.3-6.3 ft @ 14sec
MONDAY NIGHT - N 18-22, Seas SW 0-6.5 ft @ 15sec

LONG-TERM TEHUANTEPEC
TUESDAY - N 18-22, Seas SW 0-6.5 ft @ 15sec
WEDNESDAY - NNW 15-19, Seas SSW 0-5.4 ft @ 15sec
THURSDAY - S 8-10, Seas S 6-6.7 ft @ 9sec
FRIDAY - S 10-12, Seas S 1.4-4.4 ft @ 11sec
SATURDAY - SE 10-13, Seas S 0-4.7 ft @ 11sec